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    Airframe Family: Martin JRM Mars
    Latest Model:JRM-1 Mars
    Last Military Serial:76824 USN
    Construction Number:9268
    Last Civil Registration:CF-LYM
    Compressed ID:Martin JRM-1 sn 76824 USN cn 9268 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Forest Industries Flying Tankers

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a JRM-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 76824.

    10 October 1948


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: Martin - Caroline Mars -(76824) on exhibit at the San Francisco Airport Air Fair on October 10, 1948.

    1949


    Photographer: Ted and John Koston
    Notes: 1949 photo of US Navy visit to Chicago - Photo displayed with written permission of Koston Photography (Via Flickr)

    By 12 October 1962

    To Forest Industries Flying Tankers with new c/r CF-LYM (Martin JRM-2 Mars, 9268).

    12 October 1962

    Written off.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The event occurred at Victoria International Airport, BC (YYJ) (Canada) while standing. Narrative: The Martin JRM-2 Mars air tanker flying boat was parked on its beaching gear at Victoria International Airport, Canada for maintenance with Fairey Aviation of Canada, when its tie-down lines snapped during typhoon Frieda. The beaching gear collapsed, and the aircraft was blown across the tarmac for some distance until it ran into a highway shoulder, causing damage to the left wing and float, as well as to the keel...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    Markings Applied: 824, Caroline Mars
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